Packers Relent

Wed., May 28, 1997

Compiled From Wire Services

Hit by criticism after some players were left out of a White House ceremony, the Green Bay Packers announced that all members of their Super Bowl championship team would be invited to a ring ceremony.

“The fans voiced their displeasure with our previous decision, and we listened,” Packers president Bob Harlan said in a news release.

Fans made noise when a few familiar faces were not on hand for a May 20 ceremony with President Clinton.

Super Bowl MVP Desmond Howard, who had signed with the Oakland Raiders, was not invited. Also uninvited were two players who remain free agents: wide receiver Andre Rison and kicker Chris Jacke.

Harlan said the Packers still believe that the original decision to not invite players who would not be with the team next year was correct.

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